Org Name Original: Laikipia County Government
Altered Org Name:
Contact First: Valerie
Contact Last:Salano
Project Title: Laikipia County World Hearing Day 2022 – To hear for life, listen with care
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AFR: Kenya
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Event Purpose: Launch/promote the safe listening standards, World Report on hearing-related activities, Facilitate policy dialogue, Advocacy with policymakers, Awareness-raising
Primary Audience: Policymakers, General public, Health care workforce
Estimated In Person Reach: Local
Audience Reached: Children and adolescents, Adults
Specific Workplace: Healthcare workers, Industrial workers
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Policy Maker: The Laikipia County Health management team: The chief officer of health, director of medical services, director of non communicable diseases,
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Social Media: Facebook
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Event Description:
Our event focused on five target groups:
1. Adolescents: we held health talks on safe listening practices at two high schools in Nyahururu town Ndururumo high and Ndururi high schools
2. Healthcare workers: we had a continuous medical education at the Nyahururu County Hospital on noise induced hearing loss (NIHL).
3. Young adults: at the local medical training college, we had a lecture on NIHL and a health talk on safe listening practices.
4. Club owners and community health workers: meeting advocating safe listening practices
5. Local policy makers: meeting on the status of hearing services
WHO Educational Materials Used: Yes
Native Written Language: Kiswahili
Educational Materials Available in Your Language: Yes
Did You Translate WHO Materials: No
Would You Consider Assisting Us: No
What Additional Materials Would Be Helpful:
Did You Have A World Hearing Day Event Last Year: Yes, and we submitted a report to the WHF/WHO
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Did You Apply for Grant:Yes we applied, but were not awarded the grant
Photo 1 https://worldhearingday.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/6/IMG-20220222-WA0021.jpg
Photo 1 caption Dr. Salano giving a health talk on safe listening practices at Ndururumo high school
Photo 2 https://worldhearingday.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/6/IMG-20220303-WA0025.jpg
Photo 2 caption Students at the Nyahururu Kenya Medical Training College holding up fliers on safe listening after a lecture on noise induced hearing loss
Photo 3 https://worldhearingday.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/6/IMG_20220303_145722.jpg
Photo 3 caption One of our biomedical engineers with noise induced hearing loss giving his personal experience to the club owners and community health volunteers
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